The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William James Harvey (1838-1886)

Personal data William James Harvey 

  • He was born in the year 1838 in Bromley, Kent. England.
    First name(s) WILLIAM JAMES
    Last name HARVEY
    Birth year 1838
    Birth quarter 4
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name Cooper
    District Bromley
    County Kent
    Country England
    Volume 5
    Page 34
  • He was christened on February 3, 1839 in Bromley, Kent. England.
    First name(s) William James
    Last name Harvey
    Gender Male
    Birth year -
    Birth place -
    Baptism year 1839
    Baptism date 03 Feb 1839
    Place Bromley
    County Kent
    Country England
    Father's first name(s) William
    Father's last name Harvey
    Mother's first name(s) Julia
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1841: High Street, Bromley, Kent.
      1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      High Street, Bromley, Kent, England

      First name(s) Last name Sex Age Birth year Birth place
      John Cook Male 40 1801 Kent, England
      George Cook Male 35 1806 Kent, England
      William Harvey Male 25 1816 Kent, England
      Julia Harvey Female 25 1816 Kent, England
      William Harvey Male 3 1838 Kent, England
      John Harvey Male 0 1841 Kent, England
      Henry Harvey Male 72 1769 Kent, England
    • in the year 1851: Jangers Yard, Bromley, Kent, England.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Jangers Yard, Bromley, Kent, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Harvey Head Married Male 41 1810 Coachman Bromley, Kent, England
      Julia Harvey Wife Married Female 38 1813 - Kent, England
      William J Harvey Son - Male 13 1838 Errand Boy Bromley, Kent, England
      John Harvey Son - Male 11 1840 Scholar Bromley, Kent, England
      Elizabeth Harvey Daughter - Female 8 1843 Scholar Bromley, Kent, England
      Edward Harvey Son - Male 6 1845 Scholar Bromley, Kent, England
      Jane Harvey Daughter - Female 4 1847 Scholar Bromley, Kent, England
      Robert Harvey Son - Male 1 1850 - Bromley, Kent, England
    • in the year 1861: Rose Cottages, 6, Chapel Road, St Mary Lambeth, Lambeth, London.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Rose Cottages, 6, Chapel Road, St Mary Lambeth, Lambeth, London & Surrey, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William J Harvey Head Married Male 23 1838 Coachman Bromley, Kent, England
      Charlotte Harvey Wife Married Female 28 1833 - Norwood, Surrey, England
      William J Harvey Son - Male 1 1860 - Bromley, Kent, England
    • in the year 1871: 5 Providence Place, Hampstead, London.
      Name: William J Harvey Age: 32 Estimated Birth Year: 1839 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: Bromley Kent England Civil parish: Hampstead St John Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary County/Island: London Country: England
      Registration district: Hampstead Sub-registration district: Hampstead ED, institution, or vessel: 26 Household schedule number: 223 Piece: 198 Folio: 23 Page number: 40 Occupation Omnibus Driver.
      Other members of this family. DORCAS AGE 24 Wife b. Bentley Surrey. WILLIAM J Son aGE 12 b. Bromley Kent. JAMES R Son age 9 b. Norwood Surrey. MABEL R Dau. Age 3 b Norwood Surrey. ERNEST Son age 2 b. Norwood Surrey. ROBERT KNIGHT Nephew age 7 b. Paddington Middlesex. Also living in the same household George, Fanny and Harry Soutes. George is Omnibus Conductor
    • in the year 1881: 29 Jupps Road, Mile End Old Town, London.
      Name: Dorcas Harvey
      Age: 33 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1848 Relationship to Head: Wife Spouse: Wm. Jas. Harvey Gender: Female
      Where born: Bentley, Hampshire, England Civil Parish: Mile End Old Town County/Island: London Country: England
      Street Address: 29 Jupps Rd Marital status: Married Registration District: Mile End Old Town ED, institution, or vessel: 28 Neighbors: View others on page Piece: 484 Folio: 43 Page Number: 11 Household Members: Name Age
      Wm. Jas. Harvey 41 Dorcas Harvey 33 James Harvey 19 Ernest Harvey 12 Mabel Harvey 12
      Albert Harvey 9 Frederick Harvey 8 Sidney Harvey 4 Alexr. Harvey 0
  • He died on 1ST Q 1886 in Lambeth, London. England, he was 48 years old.
    First name(s) WILLIAM JAMES Last name HARVEY Gender Male Birth day - Birth month - Birth year 1839
    Age 47 Death quarter 1 Death year 1886 District Lambeth County London Volume 1D
    Page 276 Country England
  • A child of William Harvey and Julia Cooper
  • This information was last updated on March 2, 2021.

Household of William James Harvey

(1) He is married to Charlotte Dymock.

They got married on July 31, 1859 at Bromley, Kent. England, he was 21 years old.

First name(s) WILLIAM JAMES Last name HARVEY Marriage quarter 3 Marriage year 1859 Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ WILLIAM JAMES HARVEY married one of these people Charlotte Dymoch, Augusta Drewar District Bromley
District number - County Kent Country England Volume 2A Volume as transcribed 2A Page number 377

NAME: Charlotte Dymock REGISTRATION YEAR: 1859 REGISTRATION QUARTER: Jul-Aug-Sep REGISTRATION DISTRICT: Bromley INFERRED COUNTY: Kent VOLUME: 2a PAGE: 377 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS:
Name Augusta Drewar Charlotte Dymock William James Harvey William Leshman William Leishman

Name: Charlotte Dymock
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 31 Jul 1859
Marriage Place: Bromley, Kent, England
Spouse: William James Harvey
FHL Film Number: 1042456

(2) He is married to Dorcas Hawkins.

They got married on September 27, 1866 at Old Church, St. Pancras, Middlesex, he was 28 years old.

Name: William James Harvey Gender: Male Marriage Date: 27 Sep 1866 Marriage Place: Old Church,Saint Pancras, London ,England Spouse: Dorcas Hawkins FHL Film Number: 598349, 598350, 598351, 598352, 598353, 598354, 598355

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William James Harvey

Julia Cooper
1815-1898

William James Harvey
1838-1886

(1) 1859

Charlotte Dymock
1834-1865

(2) 1866

Dorcas Hawkins
1846-1900


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Historical events

Christening day February 3, 1839

  • The temperature on February 3, 1839 was about -3 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: omtrent betrokken sneeuw. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1839: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
    • January 9 » The French Academy of Sciences announces the Daguerreotype photography process.
    • January 19 » The British East India Company captures Aden.
    • March 26 » The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
    • June 14 » Henley Royal Regatta: the village of Henley-on-Thames, on the River Thames in Oxfordshire, stages its first regatta.
    • August 19 » The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".
    • November 17 » Oberto, Giuseppe Verdi's first opera, opens at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, Italy.

Day of marriage September 27, 1866

  • The temperature on September 27, 1866 was about 21.5 °C. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 10, 1866 to June 1, 1866 the cabinet Fransen van de Putte, with I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
  • In the year 1866: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • February 21 » Lucy Hobbs Taylor becomes the first American woman to graduate from dental school.
    • May 5 » Memorial Day first celebrated in United States at Waterloo, New York.
    • July 20 » Austro-Prussian War: Battle of Lissa: The Austrian Navy, led by Admiral Wilhelm von Tegetthoff, defeats the Italian Navy near the island of Vis in the Adriatic Sea.
    • July 28 » At the age of 18, Vinnie Ream becomes the first and youngest female artist to receive a commission from the United States government for a statue (of Abraham Lincoln).
    • July 30 » Armed Confederate veterans in New Orleans riot against a meeting of Radical Republicans, killing 48 people and injuring another 100.
    • October 19 » In accordance with the Treaty of Vienna, Austria cedes Veneto and Mantua to France, which immediately awards them to Italy in exchange for the earlier Italian acquiescence to the French annexation of Savoy and Nice.

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